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Etymology

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From gut +‎ string.

Noun

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gutstring (plural gutstrings)

  1. A string made of gut.
    • 1873, Calendar of State Papers:
      As also all patents for new inventions not put in practice within three years, likewise the several grants of incorporation to hatband makers, gutstring makers, spectacle makers, comb makers, tobacco-pipe makers, butchers, and horners.
    • 1932, American Lawn Tennis:
      And all because your racket is strung with a fighting heart of supremely live genuine gutstring.